Thanks a Bunch ~ Curtain Call Reminder

There is still time to join us for the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge!  You have until January 10th at 8:00 AM CST to be inspired and share your project!

Current challenge details and link-up are HERE.

The LEAD of this challenge will be invited to be a guest designer in an upcoming challenge!  Our sponsor this time round is…

A randomly selected participant in the Winter Wonder challenge will receive a stamp set of choice from the Altenew shop.

I’m still having fun with my Label Love set!  I used water colours inspired by the photo to create my background. Then I white embossed some snowflakes on top…totally yummy!  Next I dug out my OLD Martha Stewart snowflake punches!  I was so giddy to use something OLD, er, VINTAGE!  HA!  I added some pretty gold sequins to modernize those punch shapes and embossed the sentiment with silver embossing powder.

A few of the Curtain Call Crew gals have provided some more inspiration for you so head over to the Curtain Call Inspiration Blog for more yummy samples! Have a great day!

Happy (Snow) Day!!

Greetings from the studio!  Yes, I should have been at work today, back with my kids trying to get into our daily routine, but NO!!  A snow day was called!  I cannot remember a day as a child or an adult that we ever had a snow day!  Our local TV station said we had one 37 years ago, but I don’t remember it.  I live close to where I work, so I did sneak in when the snow slowed down a bit, but left when there was nothing to do. and good thing as the snow started to come down even heavier!  This is my view today!

We’ve had about 40 cm in a 24 hour period which is close to the 1962 record.  Now I live where there are lots of snowploughs and I have good winter tires, but this was crazy. 

So what does a teacher do on a snow day?  I’ve never had one before so I made a pot of coffee, watched the news in front of the fire, then headed into the studio to create a card for the PTI Make it Monday!  We had to dress up a corner of our card so I chose to use snowflakes!  I think that was only fitting!  Thanks for stopping by!  Now off to watch Skyfall!

 

Celebrate 2015 (with Grace)

Good morning!  I’ve had such an enjoyable holiday, but sadly it’s coming to a much too fast end.  I am blessed to have such great holiday time to recharge and enjoy other things besides school and work.  Spending time in the studio always feeds my soul.  This card is one I made to celebrate the new year and start thinking about my New Year’s Mantra.  The word “grace” came to mind right away and it came up a few more times this week so I knew I was on to something.  I did a Pinterest search for some quotes to add to my New Year’s Mantra board found HERE.  I’ve added some of them here below. Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great day :)

Just for You ~ Curtain Call Inspiration

Happy New Year everyone!  What better way to start the new year than with a new Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge!

photo source: myblackbookparis.com

We have a new sponsor, Altenew, for this challenge!  A randomly selected participant will receive a stamp set of choice from the Altenew shop, while the LEAD will be invited as a Guest Designer in a future challenge!

I just love this Label Love set!  There are so many sentiments to mix and match and create a one of a kind card.  I chose a traditional black label for my words, but can you imagine these in an array of colours?  Gorgeous!

Make sure you visit each of the designers' blogs for more inspiration!

Winter Wonder Designers

Guest Designer, Michelle Bala

Amy Kolling
Amy Sheffer
Amy Tsuruta
Gayatri Murali
Kim Singdahlsen
Laurie Willison
Lisa Henke
Marisa Ritzen
Maureen Plut
Monika Davis
Sarah Gough
Sheri Gilson
Stacey Schafer
Tenia Nelson
Tracey McNeely

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Stop by the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge for the challenge details and to play along with us!

Happy Birthday (and New Year!)

Hello friends!  It’s the last day of the year and I was fortunate enough to spend a few hours in the studio.  I SO wanted to make something for the final PTI Make it Monday challenge which lets us choose a past challenge.  I chose the very last one! HA!  I really wanted to make a card using Melissa’s stamped background tutorial.  I even made a junk bow like hers! I LOVE this idea!  I also got to play with the Friendly Flowers set I got a few months ago.  I was inspired by the Blog Hop last week using gold and silver, translated to grey, kraft, and river rock on my card :)

So on this final day of this wonderful year, I wish you all comfort, joy, and wonder of a new year.  Thank you for stopping by and sharing my passion :) I hope to see you around in the new year, you’re always welcome!  Group Hug!

Papertrey Ink December Blog Hop

Hello friends!  It’s Boxing Day here in Canada so I’m snuggled up at home avoiding all the sales and enjoying some family time :)  I was so excited about this month’s Papertrey Ink blog hop theme…gold and silver!  I had one more card to make before Christmas so I broke out my new PTI goodies to make this card inspired by Melissa’s card on this post.  I’ve used gold and silver glitter cardstock for the Merry Christmas words and silver cardstock for the poinsettia leaves.  Some gold striped paper and gold cording make this card perfect for the challenge!  Have a wonderful day and enjoy the hop!

A Christmas Thank You

WOOOHOOOOO!!!  I’m coming to you bright and early on my first DAY OFF in what feels like forever!  No classes, no work, just baking and decorating and visiting and reading a NOVEL and making cards and playing with my mixed media goodies and sleeping!  There’s so much more, but I’m too busy doing it! LOL  HA!  I wanted to share the sweet little 3x3 thank you card I made for my generous parents this year.  I am always humbled by how thoughtful parents are at this time and love writing a personal note of thanks to them.  I made a whole set in one night!

I’m up early to hit the grocery store and gym!  No rest for the wicked weary!  Have a great Saturday!

stamps: Pinecone Christmas (Verve), Signature Christmas (PTI)